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12 Jul 2004, 15:23

An artistic presence of the first order, one frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce, Martha Graham was acclaimed as a great dancer long before her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choreographers.
(A) Martha Graham was acclaimed as
(B) Martha Graham was acclaimed to be
(C) Martha Grahamâ€™s acclaim is as
(D) Martha Grahamâ€™s acclaim to be
(E) Martha Grahamâ€™s acclaim was in being

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12 Jul 2004, 20:09

bigtooth, you are right. I revert back to B after reading the sentence again. You are "acclaimed to be X" is the meaning of the sentence. I got to keep a sharp eye open. This is it for tonight, I need some rest. _________________

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12 Jul 2004, 22:03

Paul wrote:

bigtooth, you are right. I revert back to B after reading the sentence again. You are "acclaimed to be X" is the meaning of the sentence. I got to keep a sharp eye open. This is it for tonight, I need some rest.

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13 Jul 2004, 00:57

vote for A as well--the initial sentence does seem OK as is
possessive options are ruled out, for Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce are used as personal names. Therefore, Martha Graham should be used as a personal name too. Between A and B, A seems to be the best.

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13 Jul 2004, 03:25

singh_satya wrote:

An artistic presence of the first order, one frequently ranked with Picasso, Stravinsky, and James Joyce, Martha Graham was acclaimed as a great dancer long before her innovative masterworks made her the most honored of American choreographers.

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09 Oct 2006, 21:42

From Cambridge:

acclaim
verb [T often passive]
to give public approval and praise:
She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.
She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation.

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06 Nov 2006, 14:17

GMATT73 wrote:

From Cambridge:

acclaim verb [T often passive] to give public approval and praise:She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.She is being acclaimed (= publicly recognized) as the greatest dancer of her generation.

I think people might think "acclaim to be" b/c it sounds so much like "claim to be"